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#Censorship - If there is a bedrock principle underlying the First Amendment...

“If there is a bedrock principle underlying the First Amendment, it is that the government may not prohibit the expression of an idea simply because society finds the idea itself offensive or disagreeable.” ~Supreme Court Justice William J. Brennan in re Texas v. Johnson

Sunday, December 21st is the Final Date for Submission to the Timmy Awards!

The 2014 Timmy Awards will be announced on January 4th, 2015!
I will be giving out awards for the Novels and Short Stories that I read and reviewed during 2014 and the poems I've read! There are fourteen categories, and each work is only eligible to win in one category. Only the books I reviewed on Cody's blog are eligible to win. Any story contained in an anthology will be considered a Short Story for purposes of this award, and will be considered separately from the anthology itself. If you...

Author Spotlight & Author Chat at Bike Book Reviews 3 o'clock p.m. PST SUNDAY!

Bike Book Reviews Interview Author Chat at 3 p.m.

Timmy Interviews Cody! Part One of a Three-part Interview!

Getting to know My Koti 
This is part one of a series of three interviews about Cody in conjunction with Love Bytes Reviews!

I have met some really cool people on Facebook and I love to soak up all the information I can about them. I like to feel I really know them. I know Cody very well, and respect him a lot. As I read interviews of him, I find that people ask him a lot of the same questions and those are mostly about his work as an author, and the work he does helping abused kids.
I wish...

Timmy's Review of Going the Distance by John Goode

Please read my reviews of books one, two, three, and four in this series, Tales from Foster High, End of Innocence, Taking Chances, and 151 Days. 
It's important to note that though this is book five of the Tales from Foster High Series, it is also book one of the Fadeaway Series.

As with all of John Goode’s books, this is a great book. The feelings and emotions that Danny has are all too real for a gay teenage boy coming to terms with himself. Though Danny was very frustrating for me...

Timmy's Review of 151 Days by John Goode

Please read my reviews of books one, two, and three in this series, Tales from Foster High, End of Innocence, and Taking Chances. 
If I were in high school, this is how I would picture it. I’m pretty sure Mr. Goode is a teenager, even though I have been told he is an adult. He has a way of not just explaining the teenage mind, but understanding teen motives as well. I have only ever met one other adult who has this quality. I think it’s very important that an adult writing for young...

An Interview of me at Jase's Athenaeum!

Jase's Athenaeum

Timmy's review of Taking Chances by John Goode

Please read my reviews of books one and two in this series, Tales from Foster High and End of Innocence. 
Taking Chances is the story of Tyler and Matt. Those of you that have read the Foster High series already know who Tyler is as he plays a part Kyle and Brad’s story. Tyler is the owner of the local sports store in Foster, and he is deep in the closet until Brad needs his help. Though he's out, he is still fighting that closet door. It has opened, but not completely. This story begins...

Timmy's Review of End of Innocence by John Goode

Please read my review of Book 1 in this series, Tales from Foster High. 
This book had me in tears through most of it. God, why?!? Why does life have to be so hard? This is not me being overly dramatic. This is real! That is the part that hurts so much when I read these books. They are so real it hurts a part deep inside me. I reread this book knowing what was coming and hoping, beyond all hope, that the words would somehow be magically different. Alas, this did not happen. I am a person...

Timmy's Review of Tales from Foster High by John Goode

First, a little background to explain what John Goode’s books mean to me. A lot of you have read things I have written and things I have said on Facebook, and it is no surprise to you that I come from an abusive home. My life was bad. I was so scared to be me at home that I was a zombie person. I did what I was told, and that was all I did. The last few months before I moved to my new home were the worst. I was in an abusive home, and trying to be me just a little, and I got a boyfriend at sc...